04102 Chinese character of 卦 and pronounce gwaa3

The Chinese word【卦】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes behavior or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Divination or symbolism. Explanation: A symbol used in ancient divination to predict good or bad luck. Initially there were eight trigrams, and then the eight trigrams were combined with each other to develop into sixty-four trigrams. Such as: “divination” and “hexagram text”.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【卦】:guà

Cantonese Jyutping of 【卦】:gwaa3

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【卦】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【卦】, for example:Describing behavior or culture , Its meaning is mainly divination or symbolism .As Chinese characters hold complex and sophisticated meanings, certain aspects may be too detailed to fully articulate in this explanation.

【卦】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【易卦、占卦】(Mandarin Pinyin:yì guà 、zhàn guà/ Cantonese Jyutping:ji6 gwaa3 、zim3 gwaa3)

This character is written with 8 strokes,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


他對卦象進行了解讀,尋求啟示。

He interpreted the hexagrams, seeking enlightenment.


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